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The Senate’s Two-Day Work Week

By | 10.09.09 | 2:26 pm

So this is what Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) meant when he said he was canceling the week-long Columbus Day recess to work on health care reform. From Roll Call:

The Senate next week will continue its relatively light floor workload, with the chamber expected

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Harry Reid: Cancel Those Columbus Day Plans

By | 09.30.09 | 11:32 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) took to the chamber floor this morning to make an announcement that few on Capitol Hill want to hear: Congress will likely stick around through the week of Columbus Day, rather than taking the scheduled recess, Roll Call reported.

“With all the

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